| Objective A: Learners will identify and use
language appropriate to a variety of everyday situations. |
- Understand and use basic functional expressions, i.e., socialize,
use greetings, etc.
- Small talk.
- Clarification strategies, i.e., “Can you repeat that?”
- Beginning and ending a conversation.
- Give personal information.
- Introduce self or others.
- Use expressions and vocabulary of time.
- Give directions how to do something.
- Describe symptoms of illness.
- Report housing problems.
- Use the telephone to report emergencies, make appointments, and
for emergency business and personal conversations.
- Request and describe items when shopping.
- Request information from officials; ask for and negotiate help.
- Use idiomatic language appropriately, i.e., "foot the bill."
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| Objective B: Learners will use functions of
English conversation to communicate effectively with different people.
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- Increase vocabulary.
- Respond appropriately to oral requests from others.
- Respond to listener feedback.
- Use different levels of formality in English when talking to a
friend, co-worker, employer, or stranger.
- Express agreement and disagreement.
- Ask questions when needed.
- Use appropriate expressions of courtesy to thank, apologize,
request permission, interrupt, compliment, etc.
- Use appropriate expressions to complain, object, apologize,
insist, refuse, etc. to achieve purposes.
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